EghtesadOnline: Spokesman for organization in charge of Arabeen ceremonies affairs Hamidreza Goudarzi said over one million pilgrims have crossed into Iraq through four official Iranian outlets so far.

EghtesadOnline: Number of pilgrims crossing border into Iraq is increasing, Governor of the city of Mehran in this west country province Morad Naseri said on Sunday.

EghtesadOnline: A senior official at the Organization for Mobilization of Oppressed (Basij) said that necessary measures have been adopted on Iranian borders, including the southern and northwestern borders, for safe travel of Arba’een pilgrims.

EghtesadOnline: Iran’s all six border crossings with Iraq have been closed to Arbaeen pilgrims , causing problems on the Iranian side of the borders.